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Vincenzo Bonifati is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biological sciences, notably focusing on neurologically related disorders. Vincenzo's expertise covers overlapping areas in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience, with particular emphasis on neurology and molecular biology subfields.

Their research topics primarily include Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, cellular transport and secretion, neurological diseases and metabolism, lysosomal storage disorders, neurological disorders and treatments, autism spectrum disorder research, and CRISPR and genetic engineering. These themes reflect a comprehensive engagement with neurodegeneration and genetic factors underlying neurological conditions.

Vincenzo has contributed significantly to the academic literature, publishing extensively in several key venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Movement Disorders
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Movement Disorders Clinical Practice

Some of the recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Vincenzo Bonifati are:

  • "GBA-Related Parkinson's Disease: Dissection of Genotype-Phenotype Correlates in a Large Italian Cohort" (2020, Movement Disorders)
  • "Rehabilitation and Parkinson's disease" (2020, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine)
  • "A Large-Scale Full GBA1 Gene Screening in Parkinson's Disease in the Netherlands" (2020, Movement Disorders)
  • "EIF2AK2 Missense Variants Associated with Early Onset Generalized Dystonia" (2020, Annals of Neurology)
  • "Genotype-Phenotype Relations for the Atypical Parkinsonism Genes: MDSGene Systematic Review" (2021, Movement Disorders)

In their collaborative work, Vincenzo frequently partners with researchers including Guido J. Breedveld, Wim Mandemakers, Christina Fevga, Federico Ferraro, and Christine Klein. These collaborators represent ongoing cooperative efforts in neurological and genetic research, reflected in multiple shared publications.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in the DJ-1 Gene Associated with Autosomal Recessive Early-Onset Parkinsonism

    Vincenzo Bonifati;Vincenzo Bonifati;Patrizia Rizzu;Marijke J. van Baren;Onno Schaap

  • Phenotype, genotype, and worldwide genetic penetrance of LRRK2-associated Parkinson's disease: a case-control study

    Daniel G Healy;Mario Falchi;Sean S O'Sullivan;Vincenzo Bonifati

  • Lewy pathology in Parkinson's disease consists of crowded organelles and lipid membranes.

    Sarah H Shahmoradian;Sarah H Shahmoradian;Amanda J Lewis;Christel Genoud;Jürgen Hench

  • A common LRRK2 mutation in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

    William P. Gilks;Patrick M Abou-Sleiman;Sonia Gandhi;Shushant Jain

  • A Wide Variety of Mutations in the Parkin Gene Are Responsible for Autosomal Recessive Parkinsonism in Europe

    Abbas N;Lücking Cb;Ricard S;Dürr A

  • A frequent LRRK2 gene mutation associated with autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease.

    Alessio Di Fonzo;Alessio Di Fonzo;Christan F Rohé;Joaquim Ferreira;Hsin F Chien

  • A susceptibility locus for Parkinson's disease maps to chromosome 2p13

    Thomas Gasser;Bertram Müller-Myhsok;Zbigniew K. Wszolek;Ralph Oehlmann

  • EFNS/MDS‐ES recommendations for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

    Alfredo Berardelli;Gregor Wenning;Angelo Antonini;Daniela Berg

  • DJ-1( PARK7), a novel gene for autosomal recessive, early onset parkinsonism.

    V. Bonifati;V. Bonifati;P. Rizzu;F. Squitieri;E. Krieger

  • PARK7, a Novel Locus for Autosomal Recessive Early-Onset Parkinsonism, on Chromosome 1p36

    C.M. van Duijn;M.C.J. Dekker;V. Bonifati;R.J. Galjaard

  • The genetics of Parkinson's disease: Progress and therapeutic implications

    Andrew B. Singleton;Matthew J. Farrer;Vincenzo Bonifati

  • FBXO7 mutations cause autosomal recessive, early-onset parkinsonian- pyramidal syndrome

    A. Di Fonzo;M.C.J. Dekker;P. Montagna;A. Baruzzi

  • Mutations in SLC30A10 Cause Parkinsonism and Dystonia with Hypermanganesemia, Polycythemia, and Chronic Liver Disease

    Marialuisa Quadri;Antonio Federico;Tianna Zhao;Guido J. Breedveld

  • ATP13A2 missense mutations in juvenile parkinsonism and young onset Parkinson disease.

    A. Di Fonzo;H. F. Chien;M. Socal;S. Giraudo

  • Early-onset parkinsonism associated with PINK1 mutations Frequency, genotypes, and phenotypes

    V. Bonifati;C. F. Rohé;G. J. Breedveld;E. Fabrizio

  • Mutation in the SYNJ1 gene associated with autosomal recessive, early-onset Parkinsonism.

    Marialuisa Quadri;Mingyan Fang;Marina Picillo;Simone Olgiati

  • Early-onset Parkinson's disease caused by a compound heterozygous DJ-1 mutation

    Stephen Hague;Ekaterina Rogaeva;Dena Hernandez;Cindy Gulick

  • A common missense variant in the LRRK2 gene, Gly2385Arg, associated with Parkinson's disease risk in Taiwan.

    Alessio Di Fonzo;Yah Huei Wu-Chou;Chin Song Lu;Marina Van Doeselaar

  • DJ-1 (PARK7) mutations are less frequent than Parkin (PARK2) mutations in early-onset Parkinson disease.

    K. Hedrich;A. Djarmati;N. Schäfer;R. Hering

  • Parkinsonism after Chronic Exposure to the Fungicide Maneb (Manganese ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate)

    Giuseppe Meco;Vincenzo Bonifati;Nicola Vanacore;Edito Fabrizio

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido J. Breedveld
Guido J. Breedveld Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ben A. Oostra
Ben A. Oostra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Giovanni Fabbrini
Giovanni Fabbrini Sapienza University of Rome
Alexis Brice
Alexis Brice Institut du Cerveau
Peter Heutink
Peter Heutink German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Alexandra Durr
Alexandra Durr Sorbonne University
Nicholas W. Wood
Nicholas W. Wood University College London
Fabrizio Stocchi
Fabrizio Stocchi San Raffaele University of Rome
John C. van Swieten
John C. van Swieten Erasmus University Rotterdam
Giuseppe De Michele
Giuseppe De Michele University of Naples Federico II

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